GET PLUGGED IN…DOWNTOWN and get ready to be inspired. Make new connections and get new tools to keep your downtown vibrant and competitive in today’s market. This conference will bring practical ideas and solutions for preservation-based revitalization that is relevant to rural, mid-sized and urban communities.

  • 21 Workshop Sessions and Educational in-the-field Tours, plus numerous networking opportunities. Also, the Evening of Excellence, Dinner, Main Street Awards and the famous Piccadilly Auction make this Missouri’s Premier Downtown Revitalization Conference.

  • Keynote Speaker: Lauri Michel, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Vice-President for Community Revitalization, opening luncheon, Wednesday, August 11. Doug Loescher, Director of the National Trust Main Street Center, will speak at the Evening of Excellence, Thursday, August 12.

        • Pre-conference workshop August 10: Main Street Basic Training begins, covering the Four-Point Approach to Revitalization.

        • Post-conference sessions August 13: Round-table Discussions during the breakfast on advanced topics for Main Street managers and downtown leadership teams.

Attendees will include Main Street Directors, downtown revitalization groups, Board and Committee members, volunteers, planners, city representatives and officials, Chamber executives, Preservationists, Economic Development Professionals, Architects and anyone interested in improving the health of downtowns and communities.

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